PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Garcia (ranked 527 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Vicente Escalante (ranked 73 p4p, 197 weight class). Garcia comes into the arena with S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Garcia
vs
Escalante

180 cm
22
185
10 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
192
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Finnish Elite Extreme Science
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Core Combat
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vicente Escalante!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcia moves into range and clinches up with Escalante.
Escalante's coach down at Brooklyn MMA & Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Escalante's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Escalante tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.

Escalante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick from Escalante, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Escalante slips a straight right by Garcia.
Escalante now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garcia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Escalante misses its intended target.
Escalante thows a leg kick but Garcia checks it
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escalante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escalante scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Escalante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escalante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Escalante throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Escalante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escalante moves away.
Escalante scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Escalante slips the punch.
A big left from Escalante misses.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Escalante's shoulder, as Escalante tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escalante. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Escalante misses its intended target.
Escalante swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Escalante takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escalante throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Escalante scores with a four punch combination!
A decent looking cross lands there for Escalante.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Garcia rushes Escalante and presses him up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Garcia.
Garcia looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Escalante scores with a four punch combination!
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escalante was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escalante. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escalante blocks a jab.
Escalante smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escalante throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escalante. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Escalante.
Escalante takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escalante throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Escalante.
Escalante looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia cracks Escalante with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Escalante.
Escalante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia throws a hook but Escalante blocks it.
Escalante fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Escalante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escalante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia slips a jab from Escalante.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escalante takes one to the chin there.
Escalante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escalante misses with a left hand

and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escalante swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escalante manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Garcia.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escalante tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escalante scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escalante was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Escalante rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Escalante looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Escalante misses with a looping right.
Escalante scores with a nice head shot.
Escalante throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escalante slips under a jab.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Escalante.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escalante.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escalante swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vicente Escalante will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garcia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Escalante.
Garcia throws a hook but Escalante avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Escalante counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy body kick from Escalante
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Escalante.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Escalante moved out of range nicely.
Escalante is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Escalante scores with a leg kick.
Escalante swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Escalante misses the shot to the body.
Escalante lands a jab to the head.
Escalante lands with a thumping leg kick.

Garcia drives through and clinches with Escalante against the cage.
Garcia misses with a body punch.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garcia checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escalante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escalante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Vicente Escalante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escalante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garcia cracks Escalante with a good jab.
Garcia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Escalante back to the cage. Garcia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escalante. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Escalante.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalante sizes up Garcia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Escalante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Escalante fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Escalante lands a slapping body shot.
Escalante throws a chopping leg kick but Garcia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garcia takes one on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Escalante.
Escalante misses with a looping left.
Escalante cracks Garcia with a good jab.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Escalante's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Escalante.
Escalante throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Escalante saw that one coming.
Escalante takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Escalante on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia catches Escalante with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Escalante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Escalante throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Escalante.
It seemed like Escalante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Escalante.
A little jabbing left from Escalante on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Escalante is just out of range.
Escalante misses with a head kick.
Garcia throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Escalante counter with a right hand.
Escalante throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Escalante throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
Escalante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escalante.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escalante throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Garcia drives through and clinches with Escalante against the cage.

Escalante manages to break the clinch.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Escalante lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Escalante was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Escalante scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Escalante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escalante scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escalante throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Escalante swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crunch! Escalante slams his shin into Garcia's torso.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Escalante.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vicente Escalante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia moves out of range as Escalante strikes.
A quick step to the side and Garcia tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escalante avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Escalante misses.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
Escalante misses the jab.
Escalante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escalante scores with a kick to the midsection.
Escalante lands a lovely overhand right.
Escalante with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escalante slips a jab from Garcia.
Escalante swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Garcia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garcia throws an elbow but it misses.
Escalante has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante can't break the clinch.

Escalante manages to break the clinch.
Escalante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia slips a jab and a cross from Escalante.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escalante swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escalante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.

Garcia clinches up against the cage.

Escalante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Escalante circles away.
Escalante thumps Garcia with a low kick.
Escalante looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Escalante is just out of range.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia checks a low kick from Escalante.
As Escalante tries to get set, Garcia tries to push him back and clinch up but Escalante manages to avoid the attempt.
A nice leg kick from Escalante, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Escalante counters with a left to the body.
Escalante throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Escalante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escalante throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Garcia checks the leg kick.
Escalante throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Escalante didn't see that one coming.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Escalante moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Escalante misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Escalante.
Garcia avoids the body shot from Escalante.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garcia swings for the body but Escalante moves out of range.
Escalante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Escalante is rocked!
Garcia walks into a jab.
Escalante is still on wobbly legs! Can Garcia finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Escalante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escalante seems to have recovered his senses.
Escalante missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escalante throws a body kick that misses.
Escalante stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Escalante ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Escalante looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escalante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escalante fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garcia checks it well.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Escalante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escalante thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Escalante pushes him off.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escalante.
Escalante steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Escalante's head but Escalante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escalante is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garcia with a body shot.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escalante throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escalante misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Escalante should have avoided that one.
Escalante throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
Escalante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Escalante.
Escalante scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escalante throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook but Escalante avoids it easily.
Garcia will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A left lands for Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Mickey Garcia did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Garcia misses the jab.
That kick from Escalante tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Escalante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escalante walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
Escalante misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escalante.
Escalante throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
A big left from Escalante misses.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Escalante avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escalante was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Escalante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escalante scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia slips a jab from Escalante.
Escalante throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia.
Escalante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Escalante.
Escalante throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Escalante pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garcia is out of range and Escalante settles back down.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Escalante lands the left hand.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Escalante.
Garcia swings for the body but Escalante moves out of range.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escalante moves away.
Escalante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Escalante is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalante blocks a jab.
Escalante drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Escalante is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Escalante has had enough of the clinch but Garcia keeps him there for the moment.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Escalante missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from Escalante is predictable there
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escalante throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Escalante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Escalante scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Escalante throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia is looking to counter the offense by Escalante and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Escalante.
Escalante lands with a cross.
Escalante throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Garcia misses.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
Escalante slips a straight right by Garcia.
Escalante tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garcia lands a head shot.
Garcia throws a hook but Escalante blocks it.
Escalante tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escalante tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia cracks Escalante with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Escalante misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Escalante throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Escalante connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia jabs Escalante to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Escalante looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A low kick lands for Escalante.
Garcia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Garcia drives through and clinches with Escalante against the cage.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Escalante avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia has Escalante pressed against the cage, preventing Escalante from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Escalante wants to break free but Garcia has control.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escalante misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Escalante throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia lands with an overhand left.
Escalante steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Escalante counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mickey Garcia will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Escalante throws a head kick that misses.
Escalante slips under a jab.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escalante manages to avoid it.
Garcia tries to clinch up.
Escalante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escalante throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escalante.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Escalante manages to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Escalante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
Escalante just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Escalante.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Escalante manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escalante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escalante avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia cracks Escalante with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Escalante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escalante misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Garcia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escalante thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Escalante misses with a body shot.
Escalante avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Escalante.
Escalante throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Escalante counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Escalante throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Escalante goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Escalante knows he should have avoided that one.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escalante.
Escalante misses with a hook.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Garcia cracks Escalante with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escalante slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Garcia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escalante let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Escalante throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Escalante moves away and avoids it.

Garcia drives through and clinches with Escalante against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalante takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Escalante breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escalante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
An inside leg kick from Escalante misses.
Escalante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Escalante lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Garcia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garcia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Garcia works Escalante's body with a nice hook.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escalante only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Escalante lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Escalante throws a body punch but Garcia moves out of range.
Escalante loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Escalante lands a jab to the head.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escalante swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalante lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Escalante throws a leg kick but Garcia moved away.
Nice straight punches there by Escalante. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escalante.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escalante takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escalante lands an overhand right.
That kick from Escalante tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. Escalante saw that one coming.
Escalante was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Escalante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Garcia's head backwards.
Escalante throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Escalante is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Escalante takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Escalante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escalante lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia tries to bum rush Escalante with a series of wild strikes but Escalante uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vicente Escalante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escalante has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vicente Escalante!
Vicente Escalante is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vicente Escalante made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Mickey Garcia spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't believe the commission let me fight with Hep C...'.